eyespied Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Hi everyone, I've been having some issues with my 03 Zed lately - the car was misfiring, so I replaced all the spark plugs first and about 2 weeks later the coil packs and that seemed to solve the issue. I noticed in one/two of the spark plug wells there was quite a bit of oil. I cleaned this out and since the replacement of the coil packs I've been getting extreme amounts of smoke from the exhaust. I know this could either be white smoke (e.g. coolant) or blue smoke (oil). I took a video but can't 100% identify what type of smoke it is. I've heard it's pretty rare for head gaskets to go on these, so I'm assuming replacing the valve cover gaskets/rocker covers could solve this issue if there's a leak? Coolant level looks okay as well and the car hasn't had any overheating problems. Any help would be really appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr v6 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Were the spark plug tubes full of oil prior to doing the spark plugs? If so, did you get it out or just remove the plug & allow the oil to get into the cylinders? I've had this on an older V6 engine & it took a bit of a run out for it to burn off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyespied Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, mr v6 said: Were the spark plug tubes full of oil prior to doing the spark plugs? If so, did you get it out or just remove the plug & allow the oil to get into the cylinders? I've had this on an older V6 engine & it took a bit of a run out for it to burn off. Prior to replacing they had oil in them yes - I've given it a light runs to see if it would clear up but no such luck. I cleaned it up but its still smoking. Edited October 30, 2023 by eyespied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic73 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I would spray some seafoam into the air intake while the engine is running then take it on spirited drive to clear it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, eyespied said: I noticed in one/two of the spark plug wells there was quite a bit of oil. Common issue, valve cover seals - new covers needed Edited October 31, 2023 by davey_83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 New covers are in stock and good to go same/next day: Just drop me a PM if I can help further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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